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I want to hear how you guys celebrated freedom this year
Enough about me and how I spent the last few days celebrating the 4th of July weekend. Let’s hear some of the fun stuff you guys came up with. I know many of you went boating. I know many of you sat by a grill and pumped red meat into your system. I know you crushed microbrews like the microbrew industry is about to go out of business and you need to hammer every last shandy on the market.
What were some of the unique things that went on out there in society over the break? Reader Matt W. emailed me this video on Monday with the Thursday Night Mowing League clearly on his brain.
Let's go to the Wilmore, KY 4th of July parade. We need our very own #TNML mowing team that hits parades across the country (via Matt W.) pic.twitter.com/dF6SyoKDqx
— Joe Kinsey (@JoeKinseyexp) July 6, 2021
This is the type of stuff I think the rest of America wants to see. How do I know? All I have to do is listen to conversations going on while drinking patio beers around the neighborhood. All I have to do is listen to the way people talk while sitting along the river awaiting fireworks. There is a huge desire to see this country at its best after several consecutive years of being told how horrible America is.
Show us how great it is out there in your part of the world. The mowing league was the first step, but I feel there’s way more good stuff like the synchronized mowing team going on out there. It could be the farmer down the road painting a massive American flag on the side of his barn. It could be a dog fetching beers out of coolers on the beach. Try me. Let’s see what we come up with.
Email: joekinsey@gmail.com
• Let’s talk lumber real fast. I had to stop into Lowe’s for zip ties and that allowed me to see if the 2X4 prices have come down. Negative. At $8.48 per board, it doesn’t appear that the lower lumber prices have officially hit this part of Ohio. According to Fox Business, lumber prices topped out on May 7 and fell 22% through the end of the May. I’m staying in hunker down mode until those bad boys get way more reasonable than $8.48.
• My wife and I took the kids to one of our favorite bars Monday for a lunch and it was a mess with staffing. There were two waitresses for a place packed with people tired of grilling at home. One waitress was flat-out running customers out of the building by telling them the wait would be super long because of lack of staffing. That said, I’m becoming a fan of the ordering method I saw up in Gaylord, MI. Let’s just order at the bar, get an order number to place on the table and then someone from the back brings out the food. Can’t hire enough waitresses? Take your staff, leave them up at the counter and disperse them with food and drinks when needed.
• Guys, it’s July and my Cincinnati Reds are competitive. They’re about to suck me into spending the rest of the summer watching baseball on the patio and then they’ll rip out my heart in the playoffs. Keep in mind the Reds haven’t won a playoff series since 1995, and the Bengals haven’t won a playoff game since January 6, 1991. This is the type of misery I’m up against when the Reds do this to me. That’s why I have commitment issues this time of year.
• Are you ready for an Elon Musk tunnel system in Fort Lauderdale? The loop would connect downtown and the beach. Here I thought Florida was one giant sandbar. You’re damn right I’ll watch the documentary on this thing if they indeed go through with the construction process.
• I know you’re worn out. Let’s go out there and attack this short week and get back into weekend mode. Have a great one out there today and send in those random acts of America you see out there in your part of the world.
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The @CanadiensMTL are the first team to score in OT to avoid a sweep in the Stanley Cup Final since the Bruins did it in 1946 against the Canadiens.
— Stats By STATS (@StatsBySTATS) July 6, 2021
Stuff You Guys Sent In & Stuff I Like:
Here is the Royals broadcast of the Nick Castellanos home run.
They were eulogizing someone live on the air when it Nick went deep to left-center field.
You can not make this stuff up.
Credit to @hjodoyle for the tip. pic.twitter.com/iA2grIKY61
— ɴɪᴄᴋ ᴋɪʀʙy (@Nicholaspkirby) July 6, 2021
jazz but let’s be honest pic.twitter.com/mCZ4t2Q6fJ
— MLB Closed Captioning (@mlb_cc) July 5, 2021
Need her on the U.S. Diving Team pic.twitter.com/qFWPYqX7yA
— Joe Kinsey (@JoeKinseyexp) July 6, 2021
Hey @JoeKinseyexp in case you missed it. https://t.co/fZY51eDyef
— OffseasonBlister (@OffseasonBliste) July 5, 2021
Padres fans are booger eaters. Confirmed. pic.twitter.com/6YX89iM4RX
— LukeWalkItOut (@LukeWalkitout) July 6, 2021
Today in 1983, White Sox mascots Ribbie and Roobarb as they prepare to embark on a multi-state killing spree. pic.twitter.com/kSZcr9fcvO
— Super 70s Sports (@Super70sSports) July 5, 2021
I already won the lottery…I was born in the US of A baby🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/CNwIZcLuKM
— Blake Ferguson (@blakeferguson44) July 4, 2021
Events Like Yesterday is one of the million reasons why I absolutely love my job and this city!
Nashville y’all really did show up in full force to hangout with us! #NashvilleJuly4 pic.twitter.com/npXW8ZuYCB
— Balin Ali (@BalinKAli) July 5, 2021
https://www.instagram.com/p/CQ8pIVTJ5cv/
This is a map of all reported UFO sightings, 1906-2014.
(Image: ESRI.) pic.twitter.com/Eq7xSflHzE
— Quite Interesting (@qikipedia) July 4, 2021
All eyes on the stars & stripes
📷: Sophie H pic.twitter.com/aEmje3gsXl— John Deere (@JohnDeere) July 4, 2021
This is how a Patriot takes care of his front lawn. pic.twitter.com/JLyeYeSHUk
— NESARA – GESARA (@Gitmo33) July 5, 2021
One of the #simplepleasures of life, stripes on a freshly mown lawn. pic.twitter.com/gUtaBb7uIj
— Giles Yeo (@GilesYeo) July 5, 2021
Spalding is a Padres fan? Who knew?
Possum Kingdom State Park (FYI, in Tx) has got to be the best park name in the country!
Big Bone Lick in Kentucky might give it a run for its money.
https://parks.ky.gov/union/parks/historic/big-bone-lick-state-historic-site
Nick Castellanos going deep at Kauffman LAST YEAR during Thom Brennaman’s apology.
You can’t write this stuff.
https://twitter.com/CincySportsTV/status/1412254937187299332?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet